Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:03 AM
WI_DEM (32,522 posts)
More photo examples of the massive crowds that came out for Romney on his bus tour
I just hope that President Obama on his bus tour next week thru PA & OH will be able to keep up with the massive outpouring of humanity that came out for Mittens:
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32 replies, 3810 views
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| WI_DEM | Jun 2012 | OP | |
| HughBeaumont | Jun 2012 | #1 | |
| russspeakeasy | Jun 2012 | #27 | |
| madashelltoo | Jun 2012 | #2 | |
| HughBeaumont | Jun 2012 | #30 | |
| get the red out | Jun 2012 | #3 | |
| lpbk2713 | Jun 2012 | #4 | |
| RC | Jun 2012 | #5 | |
| Ganja Ninja | Jun 2012 | #6 | |
| Plucketeer | Jun 2012 | #7 | |
| ewagner | Jun 2012 | #8 | |
| Ghost of Huey Long | Jun 2012 | #9 | |
| Animal Chin | Jun 2012 | #10 | |
| MsFlorida | Jun 2012 | #11 | |
| Animal Chin | Jun 2012 | #12 | |
| CherokeeDem | Jun 2012 | #14 | |
| Animal Chin | Jun 2012 | #19 | |
| treestar | Jun 2012 | #16 | |
| Javaman | Jun 2012 | #17 | |
| Animal Chin | Jun 2012 | #21 | |
| marew | Jun 2012 | #25 | |
| Kahuna | Jun 2012 | #15 | |
| Alcibiades | Jun 2012 | #24 | |
| TheCowsCameHome | Jun 2012 | #13 | |
| Arugula Latte | Jun 2012 | #22 | |
| TheDebbieDee | Jun 2012 | #18 | |
| yellowcanine | Jun 2012 | #20 | |
| jtuck004 | Jun 2012 | #23 | |
| dipsydoodle | Jun 2012 | #26 | |
| Flashmann | Jun 2012 | #28 | |
| kimbutgar | Jun 2012 | #29 | |
| Blue Owl | Jun 2012 | #31 | |
| applegrove | Jun 2012 | #32 |
Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:11 AM
HughBeaumont (20,444 posts)
1. SMELL the EnTHUSIASM!! DIG the White Sock/Loafer crowd!
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Last edited Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:11 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Seems there is just as much security and press as there are fans (chuckle). I also love how the press is gathered in close, as if RMoney is worth caring about. Also makes the crowds look bigger than they actually are in photos.
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Response to HughBeaumont (Reply #1)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:34 PM
russspeakeasy (5,733 posts)
27. Hey, watch it with the white sock/loafer insults.
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I've been told I look very fashionable..
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:15 AM
madashelltoo (702 posts)
2. This can't be. The polls say Robme's crowd is enthusiastic.
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He's running neck-and-neck with President Obama. It has to be in the voting machines already.
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Response to madashelltoo (Reply #2)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:08 PM
HughBeaumont (20,444 posts)
30. Horse races put asses in the seats.
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Even my Republican friends hate RMoney. They make comments like "I've never been less enthused about a Presidential election in my life." Whenever R-Money talks, it's the verbal equivalent of someone falling down steps for laughs.
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:23 AM
get the red out (7,308 posts)
3. Hey now
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There are some people that are stuck behind someone, I guess you could call that a "crowd".
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:29 AM
lpbk2713 (23,255 posts)
4. Even the security types are white.
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Mute Robme's kind of crowd. He wouldn't have it any other way. |
Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:36 AM
RC (21,633 posts)
5. Are there any pictures showing Romney with actual crowds?
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Are there any pictures of Obama campaigning, showing small crowds? How do the pictures jibe with the polls?
Neck and neck, my ass. |
Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 10:47 AM
Ganja Ninja (15,713 posts)
6. Now if we could digitally subtract the Mormons from those pics ...
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imagine how big the crowds would be. They would likely be out numbered by Mitt's servants and the Secret Service guards.
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:09 AM
Plucketeer (6,281 posts)
7. Unbridled enthusiasm
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from Lottery Winner hopefuls!
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:14 AM
ewagner (17,361 posts)
8. He has great appeal....
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among the Geritol-for-lunch-bunch...
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:21 AM
Ghost of Huey Long (322 posts)
9. meanwhile the corporate media continues to manufacture consent
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I've seen more people gathered to listen to a snake oil salesman.
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:21 AM
Animal Chin (157 posts)
10. I wouldn't give too much weight to this
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In the first photo, people are milling about making me think that either Mitt hasn't arrived or just finished.
In the second, it looks like it might be a press-only event. Although fun, it seems a little silly to try and guage political support from a few selected photos. |
Response to Animal Chin (Reply #10)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:34 AM
MsFlorida (418 posts)
11. do you get paid to make these comments
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anything that I can do, say, post to inform people, educate people, influence people of the facts against rMoney is a good thing. that man is a sociopath and the people that support him are ignorant or greedy
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Response to MsFlorida (Reply #11)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:42 AM
Animal Chin (157 posts)
12. I couldn't agree more
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Like I said, pictures like this are fun, but they don't speak to the fact (on which we agree) that Romney is "a sociopath and the people that support him are ignorant or greedy."
The point of my post -- for which I am not paid (don't really get that comment) -- is that these pictures almost certainly do not accurately speak to the level of popular support for Romney. |
Response to Animal Chin (Reply #12)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:48 AM
CherokeeDem (1,846 posts)
14. I tend to agree with you....
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That these two examples could be outliers of his actual support. I agree the second picture could possibly be a press-only event, but...I have yet to see any pictures that contradict the impression that his support during his public events is tepid.
Please, if you have such pictures, could you post them? |
Response to CherokeeDem (Reply #14)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:14 PM
Animal Chin (157 posts)
19. I have no such pictures
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But if I did I wouldn't take them as evidence of support for Romney either.
Romney and Obama both speak to large and small crowds regularly and both have their pictures taken hundreds of times every day. I'm sure there are also pictures of Obama speaking to small crowds. I just can't look at a couple of photographs and conclude that support for Romney is weak, when there is so much more direct evidence (polls, campaign spending, etc.) that the election is going to be close. Maybe that's just me...believe me, I hope I'm wrong and that the election is as much of a landslide for Obama as these photos are purported to show. |
Response to Animal Chin (Reply #12)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:59 AM
treestar (40,485 posts)
16. It happens over and over again
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This is not the first Rmoney event photo to look like this.
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Response to Animal Chin (Reply #12)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:59 AM
Javaman (40,626 posts)
17. Exactly because crowds don't matter when the election is already being actively
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bought by his mulitmillion dollar donars.
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Response to Javaman (Reply #17)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:15 PM
Animal Chin (157 posts)
21. My fear as well
Response to MsFlorida (Reply #11)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:27 PM
marew (1,068 posts)
25. Completely agree! n/t
Response to Animal Chin (Reply #10)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:57 AM
Kahuna (26,403 posts)
15. Do you really believe that mittens would take the stage before his crowd is fully assembled?..
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Or that he would linger until only a few remain??? Really???
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Response to Animal Chin (Reply #10)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:25 PM
Alcibiades (5,015 posts)
24. Here's why it's important
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I don't know about the second event, but the first one was in Frankenmuth, MI. Here are the pictures from the Saginaw News so you can judge for yourself if it is a misrepresentation:
http://photos.mlive.com/saginawnews/2012/06/mitt_romney_rallys_in_frankenm_2.html I've been to Frankenmuth many times: it's a small rural town in the heart of "Romney country." It's not that small, though: it's a popular tourist destination, and it should not have been that hard for people to convince Romney supporters to show up at 10:00 am on what looked to be a great day to enjoy the town. Instead, they got 400, tops. This either speaks to a lack of appeal in his native state, or a lack of organizational strength. Either way, it's good news for us. |
Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 11:46 AM
TheCowsCameHome (27,699 posts)
13. When there's enought to fill the bus, Mitt will drive them off a cliff.
Response to TheCowsCameHome (Reply #13)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:17 PM
Arugula Latte (40,152 posts)
22. If the bus is full he'll just strap the remaining ones to the roof.
Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:03 PM
TheDebbieDee (8,376 posts)
18. At this time 4 years ago in the campaign, Barack Obama was drawing crowds
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of hundreds of thousands of Americans....................in GERMANY!
Here, stateside, an Obama crowd of less than 100,000 people was considered "cozy". |
Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:15 PM
yellowcanine (24,444 posts)
20. If that crowd hadn't been in a semicircle it would have been wider than the length of the bus!
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Must be at least 40 members of the public there. Mitt rocks!
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:17 PM
jtuck004 (5,089 posts)
23. All that empty space represents people who won't vote because of voter suppression.
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Voters denied their right to vote may be support for Mi$$ Rmoney too. Perhaps the sunlight needs to be directed elsewhere? |
Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:32 PM
dipsydoodle (32,636 posts)
26. They're colour blind
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They thought it was McDonalds.
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:35 PM
Flashmann (1,940 posts)
28. After viewing the photos,
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one word comes to mind:BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 12:39 PM
kimbutgar (818 posts)
29. They are probably members of the local Mormon churches
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I am beginning to believe that rmoney is having members of the Mormon Church run his campaign.
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Response to WI_DEM (Original post)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:57 PM
Blue Owl (8,510 posts)
31. The buzz is INSANE
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